heart failure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The chronic inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood throughout the body, leading to a pooling of blood and shortness of breath.
  2. The cessation of the heartbeat; cardiac arrest.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

heart failure heart failures heart-failure
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